Note: The above tally does not include the two matches forfeited by Australia and West Indies (they refused to travel to Sri Lanka to play their league matches for security reasons). Sri Lanka was declared the winner and awarded points on both occasions.

Highest team totals

Total

Country

Opponent

Venue

398/5 (50 overs)

Sri Lanka

Kenya

Kandy

328/3 (50 overs)

South Africa

Netherlands

Rawalpindi

321/2 (50 overs)

South Africa

UAE

Rawalpindi

307/8 (50 overs)

New Zealand

Netherlands

Baroda

304/7 (50 overs)

Australia

Kenya

Visakhapatnam

Lowest team totals

Total

Country

Opponent

Venue

93 (35.2 overs)

West Indies

Kenya

Pune

109 (33 overs)

UAE

Pakistan

Gujranwala

134 (49.4 overs)

Kenya

Zimbabwe

Patna

136 (48.3 overs)

UAE

England

Peshawar

145/7 (50 overs)

Netherlands

Pakistan

Lahore

Highest individual scores

Score

Batsman

Country

Opponent

Venue

188*

Gary Kirsten+

South Africa

UAE

Rawalpindi

161

Andrew Hudson

South Africa

Netherlands

Rawalpindi

145

Aravinda de Silva

Sri Lanka

Kenya

Kandy

137

Sachin Tendulkar

India

Sri Lanka

Delhi

130

Mark Waugh

Australia

Kenya

Visakhapatnam

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Leading run-scorers

Batsman

Country

Matches

Innings

Runs

Not-outs

Highest score

Average

Hundreds

Fifties

Sachin Tendulkar

India

7

7

523

1

137

87.17

2

3

Mark Waugh

Australia

7

7

484

1

130

80.66

3

1

Aravinda de Silva

Sri Lanka

6

6

448

1

145

89.60

2

2

Gary Kirsten

South Africa

6

6

391

1

188*

78.20

1

1

Saeed Anwar

Pakistan

6

6

329

2

83*

82.25

0

3

Best bowling performances

Bowling figures

Bowler

Country

Opponent

Venue

5/21

Paul Strang+

Zimbabwe

Kenya

Patna

5/29

Shaukat Dukanwala

UAE

Netherlands

Lahore

5/36

Damien Fleming

Australia

Innings

Bombay (Wankhede)

4/26

Waqar Younis

Pakistan

Netherlands

Lahore

4/34

Shane Warne

Australia

Zimbabwe

Nagpur

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Leading wicket-takers

Bowler

Country

Matches

Balls bowled

Runs conceded

Wickets taken

Best figures

Average

Run per over

Anil Kumble

India

7

418

280

15

3/28

18.66

4.02

Waqar Younis

Pakistan

6

324

253

13

4/26

19.46

4.68

Paul Strang

Zimbabwe

6

253

192

12

5/21

16.00

4.55

Roger Harper

West Indies

6

348

219

12

4/47

18.25

3.77

Damien Fleming

Australia

6

272

221

12

5/36

18.42

4.87

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